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Opinions archive results 1-20 of 300 in Agriculture & Environment
Local groups should set biodiversity research agendas
Local groups must help set biodiversity agendas if donors and scientists are to impact conservation, say Robert J. Smith and colleagues.
OPINION | 24 November 2009 | EN
Agriculture can adapt to climate change
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.
OPINION | 20 November 2009 | EN
Fires: Spotted from satellites, warned by phone
Combining satellite data with mobile phones offers cheap and effective tools for managing fires, says South African scientist Philip Frost.
Disaster management needs satellite 'constellations'
Disaster management needs constellations of satellites with multispectral sensors, says Indian space researcher, Ranganath Navalgund.
Satellites can help monitor and manage African droughts
Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.
Satellites offer crucial data for volcano safety
Volcano expert Geoff Wadge explains how the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters helped manage a volcanic eruption in Montserrat.
Africans need earthquake education
Africans need to be more aware of earthquakes to cope with disasters — and there's no better place to start than in schools, says Chris Hartnady.
OPINION | 11 November 2009 | EN
No simple solution to livestock and climate change
Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.
OPINION | 5 November 2009 | EN
Global community must urgently tackle undernutrition
An editorial in The Lancet highlights the extent of undernutrition in the developing world and calls for urgent global action.
OPINION | 4 November 2009 | EN
Can GM food mitigate world hunger?
Six experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.
Not ready for REDD?
Practicalities of trading carbon and protecting forests make meeting high expectations for REDD hard, say Esteve Corbera and Manuel Estrada.
OPINION | 21 October 2009 | EN
CGIAR reforms make research decision-making distant
CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
OPINION | 6 October 2009 | EN
Pacific warning systems are failing
The Samoan earthquake highlights worrying shortcomings in Pacific early warning systems, says Richard Hamblyn.
Intellectual property vital for agricultural innovation
Intellectual property must be protected to encourage technical innovations in agriculture, says Javier Fernandez of CropLife Latin America.
OPINION | 5 October 2009 | EN
Get biodiversity science to decision-makers
Establishing an effective science–policy interface is key to combating biodiversity loss, say Harold Mooney and Georgina Mace.
OPINION | 28 September 2009 | EN
Tropical ecosystems threatened by over-consumption
We must take responsibility for the costs of modifying tropical ecosystems for human consumption, says botanist Scott A. Mori.
Agriculture needs better innovation, not technology
Pilot projects in India and Nigeria point to possible benefits of a new approach to agricultural innovation, say Andy Hall and Susanna Thorp.
Climate change brings natural disasters and disease
We must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO.
Local engagement key to bringing biotech to Africa
Moves to introduce biotechnology to Africa must consider the needs and values of local people, argues socioeconomist Wilhemina Quaye.
The forgotten farm labourer
Helping farm labourers access new technologies and knowledge should be a priority for policymakers, argues innovation expert Anil Gupta.
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Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
